- This was posted on February 22, 2010
In the last post I talked about some plans I have for the upcoming spring - plans that I have been putting in place for some time and will allow me to achieve my ultimate goal of retirement. After this long winter - and more to come - I am looking forward to getting outside and getting my house into shape. It is getting older and is finally showing some of its wear and tear. I have a lot to do to get it all together but it is work that will all put me on the road to my ultimate goal to sell the house and move to another state where I can retire with a lower cost of living. I have many financial preparations to make including selling the house and paying off my debt and the choice to sell annuity payments will give me the cash on hand that I need to do all of this and more.
The buyer of structured settlement annuity that I am working with has a great reputation and was able to explain all the ins and outs of the sales transaction. I had a lot to learn as I had not even known that selling annuity payments was an option before this. I thought that the monthly payments that I received were the only way to “use” that money but it turns out that I was wrong. I can sell annuity payments to a buyer (a purchasing company) who will then receive those payments when they come due. In the meantime they give me cash today for those future payments. I am not selling the entire structured settlement because those payments will be a great extra source of income during retirement. Rather I just determined the amount of money that I need to fix up the house and pay off my debt and I am selling the number of payments that will give me that amount of money.
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- This was posted on February 13, 2010
All across the country at the present time most states are in a deep freeze; tunneling through the winter with as much bravado as possible and waiting for spring to someday arrive. I, like most others, have had enough of winter altogether and am anxiously awaiting the change in seasons. I have big plans for the spring (and I’ve had a lot of time indoors to plan) that include a complete overhaul of my home that is up there in years and experiencing a lot of structural problems. I want to get my house together - in the best shape possible - because it is my plan to put it on the market when the economy turns around. This is all in preparation for my retirement; to get my finances in order, sell my house and move somewhere where the cost of living is a lot less than it is where I currently live. Part of my plan also includes the choice to sell annuity payments.
The structured settlement that I have been receiving has been around for years - given to me in an out of court personal injury settlement. To be perfectly frank I had not ever given the settlement that much thought over the years other than to acknowledge how nice it was to have an additional source of monthly income. I didn’t know that I had any other options when it came to my structured settlement than to simply receive it but then I found out there was the option to sell annuity payments - something that I knew would help me to put my retirement plans in action.
Come the spring I will be working with a buyer of structured settlement annuity to sell annuity payments and get the cash I need to do all that I want to do. More in the next post…
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- This was posted on February 10, 2010
When it comes to your money there is no one who is going to take charge but you; it is your financial future and it doesn’t matter to anyone more than it could possibly matter to you. If you are currently receiving a structured settlement payment on a monthly basis then you may consider taking this opportunity to sell annuity payments so that you can take charge of your finances in a way that will benefit you for many years to come.
The choice to sell annuity payments is one that is available to everyone who has a structured settlement. The settlement itself is set up for those who receive money in a personal injury case; instead of getting the money all at once they are given a structured settlement which means that the money is paid out on a scheduled basis.
Those who choose to sell annuity payments are not necessarily choosing to part with their entire structured settlement. Instead they are choosing to sell a a particular number of future payments in exchange for cash they can use today. The number of payments that you sell is totally and completely up to you. Most people determine the number of payments that they want to sell by first determining how much money they need to meet whatever financial obligations they have in front of them. Those who want to pay off their debt, for instance, will determine the amount of money that they need to do that and then sell the appropriate number of future settlement payments to accrue that amount.
To sell payments you work with a buyer of structured settlement annuity who trades you the right to receive future payments for cash in your hand. More than anything making the choice to sell annuity payments allows you to take charge of your finances so that you - and no one else - can decide the best way to use your money.
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- This was posted on February 8, 2010
In the last post I recounted our present circumstances; how we had been set for retirement but were now forced to go back into the job market because of the economy. We were certainly not alone; many people found themselves in the same position and we were all trying our best to redefine what would have been our retirement; to paint a different picture that we could live with and in which we could rebuild our future. For us, this meant finding part time jobs that would allow us to bring in some money every month but we did not want to go back to the full time grind; we wanted to enjoy each other and we were not willing to let that dream die. Instead we decided to look into the choice to sell annuity payments; to trade in future payments from our structured settlement in order to pay off our debt and live in the most simple way possible.
To make this happen we worked with a buyer of structured settlement annuity who could buy future payments from us and pay us their cash value today. We were not interested in selling our entire structured settlement; in fact we wanted to have that monthly income down the road after we fulfilled the sale of hose future payments. We knew that extra income would be very helpful. But in the short term we identified the number of payments that we needed to come up with the amount to pay off our debt.
The choice to sell annuity payments makes the most sense for us. We give up a particular number of future payments and instead the buyer of structured settlement annuity will receive those payments when they come due. With that cash from the sale we can pay off all our debt and simplify our life. Then, when the payments revert back to us we’ll have plenty coming in month to month to supplement our part time pay.
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- This was posted on February 5, 2010
We - like many people in our situation - expected to be retired by now. Unfortunately that is not how it went down because our retirement coincided with the economic downfall that has affected all of us. Our retirement savings accounts were dwindled down to next to nothing and before we knew it we found ourselves out looking for jobs again. This was certainly not what we would have pictured for this time in our life but nevertheless this is where we are and these are the circumstances that we have to contend with - at least for now.
One of the things that we did decide to do, however, is to find part time jobs instead of full time jobs so we can at least spend some time together - what we most looked forward to in retirement. We figured out that we could pull this off if were able to pay off our debt and live simply. The way in which we could go about doing this is by the choice to sell annuity payments; to trade future annuity payments that we were given through a structured settlement for cash upfront.
The structured settlement is not something that I had considered for a long time; it was simply something that gave us monthly payments on which we had grown to rely over the years. The structured settlement was given to us because of a personal injury settlement in which we were awarded money. This monthly payment had certainly allowed us to live easier over the years but now it could be used in a completely different capacity - to propel us confidently into the next phase in our life and well into the future. By selling future payments we could get on our feet and tackle this challenge. More to come in the next post…
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- This was posted on January 31, 2010
I am currently “in talks” with a buyer of structured settlement annuity payments; someone that I am very hopeful can help me find a way out of my current financial nightmare. I am under water in terms of finances and I’m looking for anything that can help me find a way out of the darkness. I hadn’t even considered the choice to sell annuity payments because to be perfectly honest I didn’t know that this option even existed. I was happy to have the payments that came to me month after month from my structured settlement although the way that I came into the settlement was anything but happy. I was involved in a car accident several years ago; I was actually hit by a drunk driver and I was awarded money as a result. The recovery was terrible and I lost a lot of time at work. The money saved us. Rather than giving it to me all at once it was put into an annuity and I receive payments from the annuity every month. This money was instrumental in allowing me to recover but since I went back to work it has been a great source of extra income for my family.
Now that I’m out of a job - due to industry wide layoffs - I find myself again in need of money. The annuity payments are great but they are not enough to help me with the huge amount of debt that I’m carrying. Someone suggested that I sell annuity payments to a buyer of structured settlement annuity. I don’t sell the whole settlement; in my case I’m looking to sell a dozen payments (a year’s worth of monthly payments) in exchange for the money all at once. With this lump sum of money I can pay off my debt and get back on my feet the right way.
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- This was posted on January 26, 2010
It’s so easy to feel out of control when it comes to your money; the slightest shift and you can find yourself up against a wall in terms of making monthly payments - even paying your mortgage. There are so many of us living check to check right now; watching every penny and anxious about any and all unexpected expenses that can arise. We know that our financial world is so perilous that just one thing can topple us into desperation; falling behind on bills and watching everything snowball out of control. When it’s time to take control of your finances and you have a structured settlement you can sell annuity payments to put things back in perspective and get behind the wheel of your money.
A structured settlement is a financial arrangement that is put together by the courts when money is awarded in a personal injury case. Essentially, rather than money being awarded all at once in a personal injury case the claimant is given payments on a regular basis - equal installments that are made from an annuity that is set up for this express purpose.
While many people will continue to want to receive their structured settlement payments there may come a time when they need a lump sum of money; a need to which they can turn to their structured settlement. The choice to sell annuity payments involves working with a buyer of structured settlement annuity payments that will buy a number of future annuity payments in exchange for a cumulative cash payment.
With the cash paid out for those payments sellers are able to take control of their finances by using their money in a way that they want to - pay bills, get caught up on a mortgage, take care of medical expenses, and much more.
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- This was posted on January 18, 2010
In the last post I talked about the choice that we had made to sell annuity payments. For us it was the only way to go. Here we were just trying to get through the month and pay our bills - let alone finance our day to day life - and we were still receiving the structured settlement annuity payments every month that had been awarded to us in an out of court settlement. While the equal installments that were sent to us to complete our settlement were helpful in paying our bills they were not enough to really do anything but continue to just keep us afloat. We decided to be more proactive in using our structured settlement by the decision to sell annuity payments.
When you sell annuity payments you are essentially trading your future payments in order to get cash now. It’s an effective tool that allows us to use our money in the way that we want to use it - to take control of our own finances - which is exactly what we decided to do. We made the choice to sell annuity payments so that we could this money more effectively.
The way that you accomplish this transaction is by working with a buyer of structured settlement annuity - a company that specializes in purchasing annuity payments in exchange for cash. You determine the number of payments that you want to sell - based on the amount of money that you would like in hand - and the buyer purchases the annuity payments for cash today. In exchange, the buyer then has the right to receive those payments when they are out paid out month to month.
We didn’t want to sell our entire structured settlement but we did want to make better use of our money. We chose to sell annuity payments and in doing so we are able to wipe out our debt and let the rest fall into place.
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- This was posted on January 13, 2010
Facing financial insecurity tends to throw the rest of your life off balance; believe me, I know. I have been through tough times before but this past year was one during which I was completely and utterly focused on my finances. They were the only thing I could think about and I worried nonstop. Worst of all it just seemed to have a domino effect; one thing after another went wrong and it was all I could to hold myself together. I kept wondering when it was going to get better - when we were going to see the light at the end of our own personal tunnel. But nothing seemed to change on its own and I knew it was up to us to make the changes that were necessary; which is when we decided to sell annuity payments.
For us, the choice to sell annuity payments was the best decision we could make for our financial situation. There we were struggling to pay our most basic of bills and yet we had this payment coming to us each and every month. There was obviously a better way that we could use this extra money.
The money itself was in an annuity - the result of an out of court settlement in which we were given a financial award. According to the terms of the settlement we received equal monthly installments - payments sent to us from the annuity. What we found through our research was that we could use these payments in other ways to accrue money - if we chose to sell annuity payments we could essentially trade in some of our future payments in exchange for cash.
This is the route we decided to take in helping us to finally take control of our finances; our choice to sell annuity payments would out being the best thing we could have done. More to come in the next post…
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- This was posted on January 6, 2010
In the last post I talked about the past year and how we had found ourselves in very different circumstances than we had been expecting. This was the age of retirement and that’s what we expected to be doing, considering that we had always done the right thing by putting money in retirement investments. The economy, however, had other ideas and before we could even blow out the candles on our retirement cake we were looking for jobs again; our savings had been depleted and we were now dependent on finding another source of income.
The downsizing of our home helped for sure, as did the monthly payments that we got from a structured settlement we had received as a result of an accident in which we had been involved. The payments were great but we soon decided that we could do much better with that money if we had a number of payments given to us as a lump sum. With that kind of money we could pay off our debt and live comfortably without the stress under which we had been struggling. Our decision to sell annuity payments would allow us to trade future payments for cash up front and a buyer of structured settlement annuity could help us do that. We found a buyer - a reputable purchasing company - that could help us make sense of the transaction. He helped us determine how many payments we needed to sell so we could have the money we needed to pay off our debt. We didn’t sell our entire structured settlement - only a certain number of payments.
The buyer of structured settlements that we worked with gave us the peace of mind that we needed to know we were doing the right thing and that we were not forfeiting the entirety of our structured settlement in exchange for instant gratification. We were doing right by ourselves now - when we needed it most - and helping to put ourselves in a much better financial position. We were also holding on to our structured settlement for the long term so that when the payments kicked back in again they would supply us with a steady - and certainly helpful - income stream.
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